Who We Are

Täs Zinck

Täs (pronounced tosh) has been a life-long gardener who was exposed to sustainability, homesteading and horticulture at a young age. Upon discovering permaculture in highschool he learned how to integrate these interests into one study and has since been practicing permaculture for over 11 years. In 2014 he co-founded and managed Living Earth Ark Food Forestries, a non-profit dedicated to permaculture education and advocacy. He has apprenticed in Ozark herbalism, super-adobe construction and accumulated knowledge of green-infrastructure and sustainability skills from a variety of workshops, classes, and diligent self-study.

CHASE jONES

Chase received his Permaculture Design Certificate in 2018 under Alan Booker and Paul Wheaton at Wheaton Labs, Montana, after 4 years of self-study and practical permaculture experience. He recently graduated from the University of Arkansas after studying ancient sustainability practices, dendrochronology, and geographic information systems (GIS). Chase is fascinated with how new and old techniques from around the world can be applied to modern permaculture applications. His long-time experience in visual art, painting, and computer design & illustration software is evident in his artistic renderings of landscape design, vision maps, and diagrams.

Cloey began educating herself on environmental issues at a young age. Inspired by other cultures around the world who held a closer relationship with their environments than the consumer driven culture of the United States, Cloey went on to study Cultural Anthropology and Sustainability through the University of Arkansas. After graduating, Cloey obtained her Permaculture Design Certification at an eco-farm in Costa Rica and later apprenticed on several other permaculture farms around the world. Cloey now works as an edible landscaper and permaculture gardener in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She spends her free time foraging wild-food, gardening with her cats, and continuing her education on permaculture, rewilding, and the relationship between humanitarian and environmental issues.